Twins Lisa and Louise Burns, at age 12, played the Grady daughters in the
well-known Stanley Kubrick 1980 horror film The Shining. The 46-year-old
sisters still take the time to recognize the role that made them famous. They
regularly appear at horror flick conventions. Lisa studied literature and Louise
became a microbiologist.
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TERRIFYING TWINS, THEN AND NOW
ACTOR SCOTT GLENN IS 73 TODAY
Glenn’s roles have included Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy (1980),
astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff (1983), Emmett in Silverado
(1985), Commander Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October (1990),
and Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
ACTRESS PIPER LAURIE IS 82 TODAY
Piper Laurie (Rosetta Jacobs)
Laurie is best known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks
(1990-1991) and the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and
Children of a Lesser God (1986), all of which brought her Academy
Award nominations. In 1991, she won a Golden Globe Award for her
portrayal of Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks.
RETIRED FILM AND TV ACTRESS IS 72 TODAY
Among Yvette’s earliest screen appearances was a role in the teen movie
Where the Boys Are (1960) as well as in George Pal‘s film version of H.G.
Wells‘ 1895 novel The Time Machine (also 1960).
Mimieux retired from acting in 1992. She is now an anthropologist and a
real estate investor.
VETERAN ACTRESS IS 86 YEARS YOUNG TODAY
Rush began her career on stage and it has always been a part of
her professional life. She has appeared in many notable 1950s
films, including When Worlds Collide and It Came From Outer
Space.
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